Prevailing wage law can be difficult to understand even for practitioners experienced in wage-and-hour laws. It is not always clear what the law requires of employers or what rights are available to employees. Franco Cuadra and Lou Pechman have written an article for the New York Law Journal that summarizes the purpose, main requirements, and enforcement of Article 8 of the New York Labor Law, the law that governs the payment of prevailing wages in New York’s construction industry. Click here to view the article.
